Alright, so this random question about Bruce Ellington popped into my head earlier – “When did that dude actually get drafted?” I knew he played in the NFL, but the exact year? Nope, completely blanked. Decided right then I was gonna dig it up and actually write down how I did it. Just for the heck of it.
Starting Simple, Like Always
My usual go-to? Straight up Google. Seriously basic stuff first. I typed “Bruce Ellington NFL draft” into the search bar and mashed enter. Figured his draft year would be plastered right there in the search snippets. Sometimes it’s that easy.
Hitting the Trusted Spot
Sure enough, like magic, the search results popped up. Top spot was a page I recognize – one of those big sports reference sites everyone uses. Big letters, easy look. I clicked it. Bam. Right there at the top of the page: “Bruce Ellington”, then a bunch of details.
- Scrolled down a bit past his height and weight and college stuff.
- My eyes skimmed looking for the magic phrase: “Draft:”
- Found it! Plain as day it said something like “2014 NFL Draft”.
Okay, cool. So 2014. Got it. But honestly? Didn’t feel like enough just seeing it there. I wanted a little more meat on the bone, you know?
Double-Checking Because Why Not
I’m kinda paranoid about misremembering stuff. So I clicked back to the search results. Saw another site I know from following the draft, one of the league’s partner sites. Clicked that link too.
- Went through their little search thing for “Bruce Ellington”.
- His player profile came up.
- Searched for that “Draft Info” section.
Lo and behold, same deal: “Drafted in 2014”. Confirmed it even listed the round and the team he got picked by back then. Made it feel solid.
Guess that settles it then!
Wrapping Up My Little Hunt
So yeah, that was the extent of it. Didn’t need some crazy deep dive or old newspaper archives. Just poked around the usual spots on the web for maybe five minutes tops. Started simple with Google, hit the reference site, got the year – 2014. Double-tapped it on another legit site just to be doubly sure. And that’s the whole story of how I figured out when Bruce Ellington entered the NFL.
